Below you'll find a list of all of the BeyArtists who have ever participated in BeyArMaMo - my BeyArMaBros, if you like.

Just leaving this here for those of you who might want to reference the information as well as a reminder of how much Beyblade is still loved. I've gone through my records from the last seven years to put this together and I think it's all correct but if you see any mistakes with the years I've got you down for then please just let me know.

And can I just say a huge thanks to all the guys listed below for joining me in this annual celebration of Beyblade. I'm looking forward to sharing many more Octobers with you all!

I just want to let you know that I'm going through some things at the moment. It's not as dramatic as it sounds, really, but I felt you should know. I've sent notes to those of you who might need them and I'm postponing Freebie Friday until after BeyArMaMo so I can concentrate on it properly.

There's nothing to worry about, I'm not going anywhere, but I feel it's time to just take a step back and figure out what I'm doing. I seem to be letting things slip and I really don't want to do that with you guys.

2) You may have noticed that there was no Freebie Friday last week. This was down to utter exhaustion and my useless memory skills. I'll be posting up two articles this Friday to make up for it.

3) The contest I mentioned a couple of weeks ago with prizes you would get in the post has been delayed slightly. I'm going to leave it until after BeyArMaMo ends so I can devote all my attention to it. It also allows me a little extra time to get some extra prizes made up ♥

4) I am addicted to FIFA 15

And that's it, really. Nothing much worth mentioning but I just wanted the excuse to say hello. And to wish you all a very merry October!

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Oh, guys. Do you remember those little contests I used to host back when I had money for prizes? Me too. And I miss them. So I've decided to ignore my oft-dire financial situation and bring them back.

The primary purpose of these contests is to have art-based fun. While there is obviously that element of competition there, the idea is to enjoy the process of creating your art rather than worrying about winning. It's not about perfection, it's not about skill, it's about doing. You have an entire month to enter, during which you can spend as much or as little time on your piece as you like. I only ask that you put effort into you work as this will be partly how I judge the entries.

How to Enter

All you have to do is create a piece of art based on the theme of Halloween. Your art can contain any Halloween-based imagery you like but I do ask that you do not submit anything containing extreme horror or gore. Spooky is fine, flipping terrifying not so much.

You can create any kind of art you like - drawings, pixels, literature, skins, anything at all.

Your art must be created and uploaded during the duration of the contest. Art submitted before the first day or after the last day of the month will not be counted.

Your art must be submitted by no later than midnight Friday 31st October.

Leave a link to your entry in the comments here and I'll add it to the contest gallery.

And, as ever, if you have any questions just get in touch. Good luck, m'dears!

Prize

The lucky winner will receive one month premium membership. And there might be one or two points given away too.

Entries

EDIT: And the final 100 points go to cupcakes-and-murder! Congrats! I'll be going through all the comments shortly so you might find a couple of points coming your way soon if you left a comment but didn't win one of the main prizes.

And that's all for today, folks. Thanks so much for coming to the party and sharing my half-birthday with me! You guys are the awesomest!

Hello m'dears!

Welcome once again to my annual half-birthday comment party! Please stay tuned for randomness and point giveaways!

Now, I'm sure some of you are asking 'What's a comment party?, and probably even 'What's a half-birthday?', so please allow me to explain.

Half-Birthday

A couple of years ago I took to celebrating my half-birthday - the mid point between actual birthdays. My real birthday is March 21st so six months later I celebrate my half-birthday on September 21st, just because. There's no real reason for it but it just makes me smile to do so - because life is hard and tiring and why shouldn't we do these little random things to amuse ourselves every once in a while?

Apparently I've talked about it so much this week though it's actually become a thing. I bought myself a present for my 29½ birthday but it turns out my sister and parents did too. I woke up to the following this morning because my family is awesome. I love Half-birthdays!

Comment party

The aforementioned need for celebration prompted the creation of comment parties, which is simply just a journal to which you can leave random comments. The idea is to just have a little fun in the comments by doodling in Muro, leaving epic emote/plz comments, writing mini fic, sharing amusing anecdotes, pretty much anything you want in the spirit of joy and fun. You can tag your friends and start conversations here too.

Point Giveaway

As always with these parties, I have a bunch of points to give away. Not many, mind, but enough to share out to the creators of my favourite comments. People have won points in the past for all kinds of comments, their amazing Muro drawings, sharing songs that's I've come to love or for leaving a crazy bunch of emotes for example.

Every hour until midnight tonight (GMT) I will give 100 points to whoever leaves the most joyous, amusing, interesting or otherwise special comment in that hour. That means you have four chances to win. You can leave as many comments as you like, about any topic you like (as long as it's a happy topic), for the duration of the party. Comments left after midnight tonight won't count though.

It's almost that time of year again. The one where I get increasingly more excited about a thing that isn't actually a thing. That's right, it's almost my half-birthday! Yes, on Sunday I shall be the grand old age of 29½ and I'd like to invite you all once again to the celebrations.

For those of you who may not be aware of this hallowed event, it's basically just an excuse to have some fun, to party for the sheer joy of it. I usually just post up a journal and invite people to leave funny stories and Muro drawings in the comments. A smattering of points are often given away. It's just silly random fun because that kind of thing always puts a smile on my face and I always hope it can do the same for others too.

This year, however, I'm taking things a little further. Sunday will mark the start of a new contest. I'm not going to give you the details just yet but I can tell you that it will run until the end of the year and prizes will include Gasarasrevolution merchandise. Actual things. That you will receive in the post. I'm telling you this because I am excited by it. I love receiving things in the post and I'm really sort of hoping that you do too (it'll be a pretty sad contest otherwise). So yes, there's that.

I'll still be posting up the usual journal though so if you're around on Sunday feel free to pop in and leave a bunch of emotes or lyrics to your favourite song in the comments. Whatever you like. There may be points on offer. And a tangible sense of joy - there will definitely be that.

So there we are. Not entirely sure why I'm giving you a heads up about this but it seemed like the thing to do. That and I'm feeling randomly chatty. And really excited about my half-birthday, even though it isn't even a thing.

Sometimes you need to declare something. Sometimes you need to show a little support for the people you love. Sometimes you need to let the world know just how much you love toast.

Of course, you could do this with text but it's often so much better with a stamp.

Stamps have visual impact not only with their content but also with their borders. Use the traditional stamp edging for a classic look or wrap your message in lace for an elegant touch. Or, y'know, just go wild and use something unique like a graphic of an open book or computer screen. There's so many wonderful and creative borders on dA that you'll always be able to find something to suit your message.

It's been a quite while since I last made a journal skin but after last week's gallery CSS it seemed somewhat appropriate to do so now.

The skin I've created for you today is very simple but if you're looking for something a little more fancy, or perhaps with a few more bells and whistles, then how about some of the skins featured below?

Sadly, I don't have many freebies for you today. I decided the theme of this week was going to be gallery skins so I went ahead a made one for you guys. It was only afterwards, when I was putting this article together, that I realised that while there are a number gallery skins available very few are actually free. As a result, there's just a couple here for you. If I track down any more I'll add them to this post at a later date. But for now enjoy!

And the winner is...

Music Fairies is an absolutely adorable image. I just love the idea that this is how music is written ♥

coralpinkflorescent will receive a one month sub and, though it's not much, I'll also be giving everyone else who entered 5 points just because. Thanks for all of your wonderful entries guys!

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Oh, guys. Do you remember those little contests I used to host back when I had money for prizes? Me too. And I miss them. So I've decided to ignore my oft-dire financial situation and bring them back.

The primary purpose of these contests is to have art-based fun. While there is obviously that element of competition there, the idea is to enjoy the process of creating your art rather than worrying about winning. It's not about perfection, it's not about skill, it's about doing. You have an entire month to enter, during which you can spend as much or as little time on your piece as you like. I only ask that you put effort into you work as this will be partly how I judge the entries.

How to Enter

All you have to do is create a piece of art based on the theme of music. Your art can contain references to your favourite band, a song or perhaps an instrument you play. If your musical reference is an obscure one (or based on a song or musician I might not know) please just note it down in your artwork's comments.

You can submit any kind of art you like - drawings, pixels, literature, skins, photographs, anything at all.

Your art must be created and uploaded during the duration of the contest. Art submitted before the first day or after the last day of the month will not be counted.

Your art must be submitted by no later than midnight Tuesday 30th September.

Leave a link to your entry in the comments here and I'll add it to the contest gallery.

And, as ever, if you have any questions just get in touch. Good luck, m'dears!

I've inundated you this week with uploads so I thought I'd just share a single new freebie today. Here's classic Eggman from Sonic the Hedgehog for those of you maybe wanting a little bit of gaming nostalgia. If that's not your cup of tea then how about some of the other wonderful free avatars featured below? Enjoy!

Edit 2 Seriously, guys, I wasn't joking when I mentioned the amount of uploads. I repeat, if you don't want individual notifications then please turn on stacks in your inbox. If you'd prefer not to get any notifications at all for my individual graphcs then please unwatch my Scraps. Doing either of these things means that you'll still get notifications for journals and artwork but you don't have to bother with my graphics if you're not interested in them. End Edit 2

Edit 1 Also, some links might be broken for a short while. Sorry about this! Everything will be back to normal real soon though. End Edit 1

Hiya guys!

I'm reshuffling my gallery a bit today so you might find that things aren't where you left them. I'm trying to do this as swiftly as possible to minimise disruption but with the best will in the world you might have trouble finding things for a short while. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Please note though that while things might seem like they're disappearing I'm not actually deleting anything from my gallery. You don't need to worry about that. Everything will still be available when I'm finished.

Also, I'm going to be uploading a few of the individual resources from older packs that aren't on here yet so if you don't want a bunch of notifications in your inbox you can either turn on stacks in your inbox so the uploads are collected into a single notification or unwatch my scraps so you don't get any notifications at all.

I've just realised that today is the 7th anniversary of my joining deviantART. Seven whole years, guys! Seven years of art and friends and silliness and inspiration, llama and cake and dancing and joy. What an amazing experience it's been!

I feel it's appropriate to give a special mention here to some of the first people to watch me. The fact that you guys still watch me... It's beyond words. Thanks for sticking with me so long!

And while the nostalgia is rife, I've gone back through my gallery to find some of the first pieces I uploaded. Not much has changed from the early days, has it? Boys Over Faeries, Beyblade and abject silliness still abound. And I fervently hope that these things will abound forever.

You know, we should celebrate. Because I love birthdays and any excuse for celebration and fun. And, after all, without all of you guys reading this now my account would be a lonely, sad little place. You've filled this account with joy and cheer, you've inspired me and supported me. You've cheered for my characters and encouraged me when thing have been rough.

You, my dears, are so very important to me.

So let us celebrate. We might not be able to do it in person but let's have a party of sorts. Take this as an opportunity to go and grab some cake or to treat yourself to your favourite snack. Put on your favourite song and have a dance. Take a moment to realise that you are utterly adored. Just for a few minutes forget about everything but how awesome you are.

And feel free to share the ways you have celebrated this random thing in the comments. Feel free to tell the world how awesome you are!

So let us party and dance and, together, let's look forward to the many more dA years ahead ♥

Introduction

Freebie Friday is a weekly celebration of free-to-use graphics and resources from all over deviantART. Every Friday I'll upload new free resources as well as feature some of my favourite freebies from other artists. Amongst other things I'll be sharing with you pixel decorations, backgrounds, fonts, avatars and stamp bases.

The idea behind Freebie Friday is to keep my resources posted on a regular basis as well as to share with you some of the great freebies that the generous artists of deviantART offer.

Below you'll find a list of all the Freebie Friday articles as well as guides for helping you with using the featured freebies on your dA pages and personal websites.

And as always, if you have any questions or requests just let me know. Enjoy, guys!

Like many of us deviantARTists, my dA story, while art-based, is more about being part of this wonderful (and often strange) family. It's about the people I've met, the people I stalk admire, the people who encourage me and the people I've yet to discover. It's my watchers - my friends - and the people who just stumble by. It's my heroes, my inspirations. It's that little moment of joy when someone you adore leaves a comment on your profile.

It's just... everything. It's all of us together. And that's why it's so wonderful. That's why I came here. It's why I stayed.

And it's all of you guys reading this now. My deviantART story is very much for and because of you.